She sits in her room. It's been a day. She hasn't left. Didn't even leave her bed. Since the night on the beach she didn't recall much. Stuart led her back. She was vaguely aware of it. Now he was here again.
"Master Alex, you have been summoned to return."
She doesn't want to go. Doesn't want to hear what the old man wants to say. Doesn't have a choice. Goes to his castle.
He makes her write a report on his death. Insult to injury. She should have suspected as much. She wants to scream at him, to tell him how much he had meant to her. That this stupid, cruel old man would never understand her grief, her anger, how powerless she felt.
"Albert was the true success of the project. "
She couldn't argue with that.
"But there is still hope. "
"You will follow on my suggestion?" it comes as a surprise.
"Of reselecting candidates from the failed ones? You were always the brightest one. I expected more from you. "
She feels arms grab her from behind. Somebody jams a needle into her neck. She falls to her knees. Cannot breath. Everything is staring to go dark. When she wakes up she is in a hospital bed. Spencer comes to see her.
"What did you do to me?"
"You should feel honored. You have proven worthy of being part of the Project. I had you infected with the Progenitor virus. You have earned it. The remaining others will be receiving it as well. "
She remembers Yuki's face. Black pouring out her eyes. The greyish skin of the bodies in that room. It makes her feel sick. She knows it is a weaker strand of the virus. But it still feels more like a death sentence than a privilege.
She looks over the list. Spencer had allowed her to know more about the project. At first she been happy. Finally she had proven herself. He even made her responsible for overseeing the project. Monitoring those still alive. Gathering information on them.
01. William (Redacted)-William Wesker ( 1960- 1980)
02. Miles (Redacted)- Miles Wesker ( 1960 – 1979)
03. Marco (Redacted)- Marco Wesker ( 1960- 1985)
04. Laura (Redacted)- Laura Wesker (1960- 1983)
05 Ken (Redacted)- Ken Wesker ( 1960- 1978)
06 Jonah (Redacted) –Jonah Wesker (1960- 1985)
07. Irma (Redacted)- Irma Wesker ( 1960- 1981)
08. 祐(Redacted)- Hiro Wesker ( 1960)
09 Hans (Redacted)- Hans Wesker ( 1960)
10. Felicia (Redacted)- Felicia Wesker ( 1960)
11. Derek (Redacted)– Derek Wesker ( 1960)
12. Albert (Redacted)- Albert Wesker (1960 )
13. Александра (Redacted)- Alex Wesker ( 1960)
No last names. No addresses or countries. Nothing to trace them back. She does notice a few that stand out, her own included. Something that implies a nationality. Russia. She never would have guessed.
So many already gone. Some deaths had nothing to do with the virus they had been infected with. A car crash. A fire. She wondered if she would recognize the remaining ones if she saw them. Strangely only she and Albert ended up working for Umbrella. The others never caught on. Hiro was working for the European branch. But no one else. Business men, doctors, lawyers. Jonah became a firefighter. Died saving someone. They all ranked much higher at the time of the selection, than her and Albert. Yet, ended up being completely average.
Now she looks at it. She is the only one left. The remaining ones, got infected after his death in the mansion. Now all dead as well. From the pain she felt it seemed she would be joining them. They ran all the tests. The diagnosis was clear. Her immune system had reacted to the virus. But instead of attacking it, was attacking her body.
"I'm dying. You have to do something" She pleaded with Spencer.
The old man looked at her curiously.
"No. This will be a good motivation for you. You will make me immortal and in that you will find your salvation. I will become the god of the new world and you will be allowed to serve me by my side forever."
She wanted to laugh, but cry at the same time. But of course he was serious. She wasn't sure how much she could do, feeling like it was going to end soon. But her body did not die. It would be a slow death. A long suffering that got gradually worse and worse. She had no real reason to comply with Spencer. Not anymore. And yet to her own surprise she did. Perhaps out of habit.
The news of his death had broken her spirit. The virus has broken her body. There was no real reason left to live. Yet she did, simply out of habit. She had all the answers she wanted, the truth she sought. Understanding begins with a wish to die. She feels like she understands now. She doesn't care for the experiments anymore. Stuart has taken over. She does work in her lab, away from the others. T- Phobos, her own personal project, is a dead end. There is only so much that can be done with it. Spencer's immortality and by essence her own, if he ever allows her to use it. She can't trust him to. She studies all the viruses, all the data gathered from previous experiments.
Spencer has one last surprise for her. He makes her work on his own private research facility. Some far away tropical island. Create the ultimate virus from all the previous ones. See which one comes out on top on all the others. If it was meant as helpful, she doesn't know. So she works. Pretends around the others. At night, alone she mourns his loss. Some days are worse. When she can't get out of bed. The medicine doesn't help much. It's not meant for something like this. Her case is too abnormal. Ordinary treatments can only do so much. After all, even the standard cases still don't have a cure.
Months, pass. She sees it. How futile it all is. Viruses make monsters, viruses kill people. Something like that cannot create immortality. She confronts him about it. Tries to tell him he is delusional. He smiles at her anger and shows her an image of someone she knows all too well.
"When was this taken?"
"It was taken in the Russia facility. Two weeks ago. "He says. " He has transcended humanity with the help of a virus. You will do the same for me."
She nods. Shocked. Happy. Scared.
"I feel like I made a mistake with him." the old man says. "I should have been harder on him."
He laughs.
"He has provided the evidence against Umbrella. It is the end. I spoiled him too much. I'm glad I didn't make that mistake with you."
She cares not about the old man. All that matters is that he is alive. She leaves the island soon after Spencer does. Takes what she can. Goes back to her work. Immortality if it can be achieved will not come from a virus. And it will not be for Spencer. But for her and Albert to share.
